Accounts Senior in Pudsey

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Senior to join our growing accountancy practice in Leeds. If you are looking for a role where you can take ownership of your own client portfolio, build genuine relationships with business owners and do more than simply process accounts and tick boxes, this could be a great next step. We’re a small, friendly and ambitious team working with a wide range of SMEs. We want our clients to understand their numbers, make better decisions and ultimately build stronger businesses. You’ll have plenty of autonomy, direct client contact and the opportunity to get involved across accounts, tax, management accounts and advisory work.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing year-end accounts for limited companies, LLPs, sole traders and partnerships
• Preparing and submitting corporation tax and partnership tax returns
• Reviewing accounts, tax returns and bookkeeping
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns
• Producing bookkeeping and management accounts
• Managing your own portfolio and ensuring deadlines are met
• Communicating directly with clients and responding to day-to-day queries
• Helping clients understand their accounts, tax position and business performance
• Identifying ways to improve processes and the overall client experience
• Supporting and working collaboratively with the wider team

The Ideal Candidate:

• Previous experience as an Accounts Senior, Senior Accountant or similar within an accountancy practice
• Strong experience preparing year-end accounts for SMEs
• Experience preparing corporation tax returns
• Experience with VAT returns, bookkeeping and management accounts
• Confidence managing your own workload and client deadlines
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build good relationships with clients
• A commercial mindset and an interest in understanding the businesses you work with
• A positive, approachable attitude and willingness to get involved
• A genuine desire to deliver a great service and make a difference to clients

Why Join Us?

Because we’re a smaller practice, you won’t be one person in a large accounts department. You’ll work closely with the owners and experienced colleagues, have direct access to clients and gain exposure to different areas of the practice. You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute ideas and have genuine input into how we develop and improve our services. We’re ambitious about doing accountancy differently and building long-term relationships with our clients. We want someone who shares that mindset and wants the opportunity to develop alongside the business.

What We Offer:

• Salary of £38,000 to £42,000 depending on experience
• Commission opportunity
• Hybrid working – typically 3 days in the office and 2 days from home
• 25 days annual leave
• Christmas period off without using your annual leave
• Your birthday off as an additional day’s holiday
• Employee referral scheme
• Employee benefits package including cost-of-living support and mental health and wellbeing benefits
• Regular team socials
• Casual dress
• Exposure to a varied SME client portfolio
• Opportunity to develop into more advisory and higher-level client work
• A supportive, friendly team where your ideas will be heard

If you’re an experienced Accounts Senior looking for more autonomy, stronger client relationships, genuine flexibility and the opportunity to develop beyond traditional compliance work, we’d love to hear from you.